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WEB5 days ago · LITCHFIELD, Betty August 18, 1951 – September 13, 2024 Passed away unexpectedly at Kingston General Hospital, at the age of 73. Betty, beloved wife of the late Paul (2021).
Update: Two deceased – Kingston Police report multiple victims ...
WEB6 days ago · Update (Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, at 4:50 p.m.) Kingston Police and Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson have now confirmed that two people have died as a result of the violent assaults that occurred in the area of Belle Park this morning. Simultaneously at approximately 4:40 p.m., Mayor Paterson and Kingston Police issued public statements on …
Kingston Police provide brief update on double homicide …
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Four arrested, three charged after Kingston Police investigation …
WEBJun 21, 2024 · “All parties were subsequently transported to Kingston Police headquarters, where they were lodged in cells,” Kingston Police stated. The arrests were followed by the Drug Enforcement Unit executing a search warrant at the Wright Crescent address.
Update: Identified – Kingston Police looking to identify two people …
WEBAug 6, 2024 · Original article: Kingston Police are requesting public assistance to identify two individuals in relation to a recent homicide. In a press release early on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, police said described attending the area of Cassidy Street and Montreal Street at approximately 2:26 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024.
Arrest made in July homicide on Leroy Grant Drive
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Kingston Police have made an arrest almost three weeks after an altercation left another person dead in downtown Kingston. On Saturday, Jul. 27, 2024, a large police presence enveloped the area in of the 100 block of Leroy Grant Drive, just north of Concession Street where it meets Bath Road and Princess Street (the “old traffic circle”).
Two facing charges after Kingston Police observe handgun in …
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Two local individuals were arrested after Kingston Police saw a handgun in a vehicle officers had stopped in relation to a Highway Traffic Act violation in the area of Third Avenue and Alfred Street earlier this week. On Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, members of the Kingston Police Patrol Division were patrolling that area of town when they ...
Update: Approved – Proposed downtown tower development to …
WEBUpdate (Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 10:46 a.m.): At their meeting on the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, Kingston City Council approved a zoning bylaw amendment that will allow for the construction of a new 25-storey residential building at the corner of Wellington and Barrack Streets downtown. The report was received and adopted without ...
Update: Approved – Kingston Council to consider nearly $3M …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · At the Council meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, Kingston City Council voted unanimously to approve the almost $3 million budget amendment to support road reconstruction projects, paired with a request for $510,000 to support arena-related “asset management activities.”. Despite the amendments involving a …
Downtown Kingston’s winter tourism event gets funding boost
WEB4 days ago · The project, titled “Spirit of Winter,” is an undertaking by the Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), in collaboration with local Indigenous groups, and will be funded in part by a $200,000 grant through the federal government’s Tourism Growth Program. On Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, Mark Gerretsen, Member of …